405 nm light technology shows potential for patient safe decontamination during orthopaedic surgery
Ramakrishnan, P and MacLean, M and MacGregor, S and Anderson, J and Grant, MH (2015) 405 nm light technology shows potential for patient safe decontamination during orthopaedic surgery. European Cells and Materials, 30 (S2). p. 25. ISSN 1473-2262
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Infection rates following orthopaedic arthroplasty surgery are as high as 4%, while the infection rates are even higher after revision surgery. The duration of routine arthroplasty surgeries is typically between 1 and 2 hours. 405nm High-Intensity Narrow-Spectrum Light (HINS -light) has bactericidal activity against Healthcare-Associated Infection (HAI) related bacterial pathogens including MRSA [2] and hence may aid in reducing the incidence of infections that arise from environmental contamination during arthroplasty surgery.
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Ramakrishnan, P ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Item type: | Article |
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ID code: | 58441 |
Keywords: | infection rates, decontamination techniques, orthopaedic surgery, Bioengineering, Biochemistry, Biomaterials |
Subjects: | Technology > Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) > Bioengineering |
Department: | Faculty of Engineering > Biomedical Engineering Faculty of Engineering > Electronic and Electrical Engineering |
Depositing user: | Pure Administrator |
Date deposited: | 02 Nov 2016 15:15 |
Last modified: | 27 Jan 2021 09:08 |
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URI: | https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/58441 |
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